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ded to any particular person and to think them <sic>indispensible</sic>.
Sir Cecil said Sir Edward Grey was worried over the Declaration of London.
I sent word to Sit Edward not to worry, and that everything would come out right.
Sir Cecil was distressed over the defeat of the British fleet near Chile. He
thought it might lead to the blocking of traffic on the North Atlantic. He was
also fearful that the Germans might have something "up their sleeves" in a me-
chanical way about which the English did not know, and which would make a naval
battle disastrous to Great Britain. He spoke in the frankest way, remarking that
he should not talk to me about these matters, but he knew I was discreet and friend-
ly. I warned him of Churchill's intemperate remarks and cited his saying that
"This war meant annihilation to either England or Germany", when he might just as
well have said "the Germans are saying this is a war of annihilation" which would
have served his purpose quite as well. He said Churchill was an ass and no one
could control him. <del/> The Ambassador is coming to see me soon in New York for
a long talk.
There was no one outside the family at luncheon. The President ask-
ed me to take a long automobile ride with him, but I was too busy and the weather
is too cold for me to enjoy a ride in the open car. He then offered to take a
closed car, but I would not permit this.
I used one of the White House cars and took Secretary Garrison for a ride.
He gave me the text of his report to the President. I told him of my talk with
the President and of my desire to have the army placed on a <sic>porper</sic> footing for pro-
tection. He was delighted that I was taking an interest in the matter. We dis-
cussed who should succeed General Witherspoon as Chief of the General Staff. He
amused me by saying that Major General Bell would be a good man, but that he
would talk him to death. I told this to the President and he enjoyed it as much
as I did, for as a matter of fact, Garrison drives us all distracted with his in-
cessant talk.
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